Israel: E1 Zone Expansion Debate
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Joe Morris
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Israel: E1 Zone Expansion
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Mr Falconer
We consider those settlements to be illegal, and we are clear with the Israeli Government that that is our position.
Joe Morris (Hexham) (Lab)
I echo the concerns of colleagues from all parts of the House on the E1 settlements. If they go ahead, they will clearly destroy the viability of a Palestinian state. That is not a commentary; as has been said, it is a stated aim.
To build on the comments of my right hon. Friend the Member for Oxford East (Anneliese Dodds), may I encourage the Minister to do whatever he can to emphasise to the business community not just in this country, but across the world, that involvement with these settlements is morally bankrupt? The public will not tolerate it, and we need to do everything we can to stop British business being involved in this morally repugnant trade.
Mr Falconer
That was one of the reasons why we set out even clearer business guidance to our own businesses, and I am sure that many others will have taken notice.